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Trooper Donaldson VC meets the Queen

Sky News Australia: Wednesday 11 November, 2009

Australia's first Victoria Cross recipient in 40 years has been congratulated by The Queen at Windsor Castle.

SAS Trooper Mark Donaldson was invited to a private audience with the Queen so she could pay tribute to the bravery he showed in Afghanistan.

Trooper Donaldson was presented with the military's highest honour in January after displaying extraordinary gallantry under fire in the southern Afghan province of Oruzgan in September 2008.

He was on patrol when his combined Australian-US-Afghan convoy was ambushed by Taliban fighters.

Trooper Donaldson defied heavy machine gun fire to rescue a wounded Afghan interpreter.

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  • nice one fella

  • good on you mate! i lived in australia as a boy and would like to be considered an honorary australian if thats ok. you guys are just like the scots, you dont really give a s***. this brave man is just another part of your short but great culture. "trooper donaldson" do you think he might have scottish blood in his veins? god bless you son.

  • Good on him!  Tough as nails.

  • what a legend. very humble indeed.

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